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Meanings of colonize in English

Portuguese
colonizar
Catalan
establir-se
Spanish
colonizar

Settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world.

colonizar

To establish a colony.

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Examples for "colonise"
Examples for "colonise"
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One of Musk's ultimate goals is to pioneer efforts to colonise Mars.
The Guardian
2
Morgan was not there to colonise Pacific Oceans, but to sack Panama.
On the Spanish Main; Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of D...
3
But what about the races you colonise and subject-whocan't protect themselves?
Civilization: Tales of the Orient
4
They intend to colonise Somalia, he told hundreds of residents from the town.
Reuters
5
The most successful of these endeavours colonise the word for the author's purposes.
The Guardian
Usage of colonize in English
1
The virulence mechanisms that allow pathogens to colonize the intestine remain unclear.
Pubmed
2
And space is hostile, and most planets difficult and dangerous to colonize.
Dangerous Women
3
The South needs no more territory; has not negroes to colonize it.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 42, April, 1861 / A Magazin...
4
Given enough time, such creatures could colonize the earth, and we have.
The tiger: a true story of vengeance and survival
5
Shiploads of Hamiltonians going out to colonize, to set up model planets.
Cities in Flight
6
Does not England colonize; does not Germany colonize; does not France colonize?
The Canadian Commonwealth
7
To Perestrelo he gave the island of Porto Santo, to colonize it.
The Life of Columbus
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There are even barriers against developing spacecraft that can colonize the galaxy.
The Science of Battlestar Galactica
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Stars, in fact, had begun to colonize the darkness behind his lids.
Jitterbug Perfume
10
The earlier attempts to colonize North America were numerous, but all unfavorable.
International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1,...
11
This was the first two-stage planet man had ever attempted to colonize.
General Max Shorter
12
Solid cancers and hematologic cancers frequently colonize bone and induce skeletal-related complications.
Pubmed
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Given different circumstances, perhaps Neanderthals would have gone on to colonize the world.
Wired
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I doubt Makers still send emissaries instructed to colonize far planets.
Existence
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By the way not a single African went to colonize any European country.
The South African
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We conclude that S. Typhimurium uses different strategies to colonize calves and chicks.
Pubmed
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Translations for colonize
Portuguese
colonizar
Spanish
colonizar
Colonize through the time
Colonize across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
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